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Sherman L. Kelly, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Kelly-Wheaten Company,Toledo, Ohio, a cornotation of Ohio Application April 28, 1939, SerialNo. 270,490

7 Claims.

This invention relates to gathering of service portions of congealedmaterial, such as ice cream.

This invention has utility when incorporated in hand operable devicesfor separating and removing portions from bulk material.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view. of an embodiment ice cream scoop or dipper;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the scoop or dipper of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line I II-III, Fig. 1, showing the scoop witha partial charge of liquid in the tubular handle;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line I-V-IV', Fig. 2,

showing the handle chamber extending under the v Fig. 8 is a detail viewin plan of the tubular.

blank for the handle having a tongue integral therewith to form aclosure for the chamber in the back of the scoop bowl;

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the tool wherein the handle has a thumb seatadjacent the scoop and which scoop is more of the spread or spade type;

Fig. 10 is a side elevation of the scoop of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a section on the line XL-JG, Fig. 9, showingthe scoop withthe chamber extending from the handle along the back of the bowl;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line X1IXII, Fig. 11,

Fig. 13 is a plan view, parts being broken away, of another shape of abowl;

Fig. 14 is a section on the line XIV-XIV, Fig. 13;

Fig. 15 is a section on the line XVXV, Fig. 13, showing the chamberextending from the handle under the bowl;

Fig. 16 is a distributed view, showing the bowl in slightly spacedposition from the tongue of the handle, which when assembled completes achamber from the handle;

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary view showing how the scoop of Fig. 9, forexample, is grasped adjacent the bowl by the user; and

Fig. 18 is a view, with parts broken away, of an embodiment of the toolhaving the scoop and handle as a unit.

A tubular blank I has a tongue 2. Remote from this tongue2, a partition3 (Fig. 3) has a of the central opening 4 into which may be placed aremovable plug 5. A weld or a seal 6 between the tongue 2 and the scoopI completes a chamber 9, into which may be introduced a liquidrefrigerant 9. The liquid, in slushing against the back of the bowl,tends to keep the congealed matter so it may not have sticking adherencethereto. I

The partition 3 is slightly countersunk in the handle or the grip I. Asthe plug 5 is in place,

a disk Ill may be snapped into sealing relation with the end oi. thehandle and have the rim H spun thereabout. The chamber 8 has a chamberextension l2 which is continuous therewith. In the back of the scoopbowl there is an offset ledge l3 so that the tongue 2 may be flush atthe joint 6. This scoop has remote from the grip .l a severing rim H,from which rim N there extends a pair of concave edges l5. These edgesl5 extend to a convex rear or remote edge l6. From a center H the bowlhas a constant radius l8 thereby providing a spherical bowl extendingfrom this endless bounding edge or rim portion. A nontubular handle l9(Fig. 5) extends from the bowl, which bowl has a depressed portion 20spaced from the severing rim l4 and progressively increasing in itsdepth toward the convex rear edge l6. Beveled sides 2|, of the depressedportion, form a pair of parallel ribs. Centrally the edges [5 are on aradius l5 (Fig. 3).

A congealed material 22 may be severed from close to the sides of acontainer 23. In operating, the user places his hand 24 in such aposition that his thumb 25 is adjacent the scoop or bowl after edge IS.A tubular handle or blank 26 (Fig. 9) has a seat 21 which is providedfor the thumb 25 of the user. A scoop 28 has a sev- (Fig. 11) with atongue 32. An angle 33 provides a working clearance 34 (Fig. 1'7).

l A grip 35 (Fig. 15) has a tongue 36 to a ledge 31, which a seat 38unites such with ascoop 39$ ering rim 29. A ledge 30 is united by a seal3| A handle 39 which has a bowl 40 (Fig. 18) may be produced from asheet metal or tubular blank. 5

This application is a continuation-in-part of the copending applicationof Patent No'. 2,160,023, May 30, 1939, having, as to its disclosure,original filing date of August 21, 1934.

What is claimed and it is desired to secure by United States LettersPatent is:

1. A service portion gatherer having a severing rim, a. concave portionextending therefrom, and a tubular handle grip portion integraltherewith having a tongue extending along the back of said concaveportion, said tongue being sealed to the back of the concave portion toprovide a closed chamber extending from the hand or grip portiondirectly into the back of said concave portion.

2. A service portion gatherer scoop having a convex severing rim, saidscoop having a spherical hiding said plug.

4. A service portion gatherer having a severing rim, a concave portionextending therefrom, a

tubular handle having integral therewith a tongue complemental as to aportion of the back of the concave portion and marginally sealed withthe back of the concave portion as a closure to form a chamber extendingdirectly from the grip portion of the handle.

5. A service portion gatherer having a severing rim, a concave portionextending therefrom between a pair of edges, a tubular handle havingintegral therewith a tongue complemental as to a portion of the back ofthe concave portion and marginally sealed with the back or the concaveportion and spaced from therim and said edges with said handle and backof said concave portion forming a closed chamber extending from the ripportion of the handle.

6. A service portion gatherer scoop having a concave bowl provided witha convex severing rim 1 at one side of the bowl, and a handle extendingaway from the opposite side of the bowl. there being a groove extendinginto the bowl and spaced from the severing rim.

7. A service portion gatherer unit having a severing rim, a concaveportion extending therefrom to provide a bowl, and a tubular handlehaving a sheet metal extension with its marginal region engaging thebowl and therewith forming a chamber which extends directly about aportion or the bowl and then laterally from the back 0 the concaveportion into the handle.

SHERMAN L. KELLY.

